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lay claim to

Idioms  

  1. Assert one's right to or ownership of, as in “What claim lays she to thee?” (Shakespeare, The Comedy of Errors, 3:2). [Late 1500s] Also see stake a claim.

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One of the few stocks that can lay claim to outperforming Nvidia has done it again.

From MarketWatch

One of the few stocks that can lay claim to outperforming Nvidia has done it again.

From MarketWatch

And as AI companies lay claim to ever more manufacturing capacity, the question is, How much will other manufacturers have to pay for memory?

From The Wall Street Journal

Thereafter at night, he’d jump on the bed, lay claim to much of its surface, and wait to be moved aside.

From The Wall Street Journal

Sixth-tier Macclesfield could lay claim to having produced the greatest shock in the FA Cup's 155-year history.

From BBC

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